Philippines Not Safe for Nuke Plants Says Anti Nuke Group “The devastating earthquake in Japan should open our eyes to the reality that the Philippines is not a safe place for nuclear plants,” This was the statement of Nuclear Free Bataan Movement Network Co-Chairperson Atty. Dante Ilaya in reaction to the news that Japan is … Continue reading →

Transformation from a free two-year study into a P100-million ten-month study highly suspicious As Pangasinan Rep. Mark Cojuangco successfully brought his pet bill calling for the “immediate rehabilitation and commissioning” of the controversial Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) at the House plenary Wednesday night, the Freedom from Debt Coalition said the sponsorship speech was as … Continue reading →

Capitalizing on its membership strength nationwide, the Freedom from Debt Coalition today brought its campaign to its seven chapters in Visayas and Mindanao against the revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, focusing on their respective representatives who have endorsed the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Re-commissioning Act of 2008. Click here to read more

Last Sunday the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the country’s most widely read and circulated newspaper, has published a number of opinion pieces about the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in its Talk of the Town. Mark Cojuangco failed to prove his case By Roberto Verzola REPRESENTATIVE Mark Cojuangco should have realized that he took on a huge … Continue reading →

This is in response to the front-page article titled “Nuke energy key to stem climate change” (3/2/09), which is about the nuclear industry’s claim that nuclear power has a role in climate change mitigation. Click here to read more Click here to to download our Briefing Paper entitled Why Nuclear is Not an Answer to … Continue reading →

from the Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/27/2009 The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has thrown its weight behind the opposition to rehabilitating the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). In a pastoral statement, the CBCP urged Congress to “completely and irrevocably reject the opening of the nuclear plant as the most dangerous and expensive … Continue reading →

There was nary a noise in yesterday’s celebration of the 1986 historic EDSA event but proponents of Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) revival in Congress were too busy debating about the budget to be allocated in reviving the BNPP. BNPP proponents Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Rep. Mark Cojuangco in the House of Representatives cited the … Continue reading →

Hundreds of volunteers from Greenpeace and the Network Opposed to BNPP (Bataan Nuclear Power Plant) today created a message of solidarity against the use of dangerous nuclear power by forming a giant human banner spelling “No to BNPP” in a campus in Quezon City. Click here to read more You can also read about it … Continue reading →

Philippine Star5 myths about Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, debunked | Philstar.comPhilippine StarSitting atop a 389-hectare government property along the coast of Morong, Bataan, the hulking Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has stood quietly since its ...In power-hungry PH, some advocate a nuclear revivalManila BulletinIn power hungry nation, some advocate a nuclear […]

The Straits TimesCall for nuclear revival in power-hungry PhilippinesThe Straits TimesMANILA • Filipino Wilfredo Torres was hired as a technician for South-east Asia's only nuclear power plant in the 1980s, but has spent the past decade giving guided tours at the never-used facility. The Philippines spent US$2.3 billion on the 621MW ...and more »

Philippine StarCan nuclear power solve energy gap in the Philippines? Scientist explainsPhilippine Star"That's why it (nuclear power plant) become very expensive, so that's the risk there," he said. The construction of the 620-MW Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which sits atop 3.5-square kilometer government property at Napot Point in Morong […]

GMA NewsBataan nuclear plant can be revived, says Russian state firm RosatomGMA NewsSOCHI, Russia — The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant can be revived despite decades of disuse, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said amid calls for the BNPP's rehabilitation. "Our experts believe that if desired, it is possible to ...